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Today the reserve of Keewaywin out of respect for our late elder has shut down its offices in the community. David Kakegamic was believed to be in his late nineties when illness took our elder at 5 am at Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital. He was one of the original elders that seeked Keewaywin reserve status. As a respected elder in our community we will miss his wisdom and advice. He is survived by five sons and three daughters and lots of grandchildren and great grandchildren. His sons, Solly Kakegamic is the Keewaywin Chief, and Silas Kakegamic is a Keewaywin Councillor. Goyce Kakegamic the Nan Deputy Grand Chief. Our hearts and prayers go to family and friends.

Just a reminder to start planning for this years winter road. If you need any assistance please contact myself or David Neegan @ 1-800-387-3740

The knet.on.ca mail server is going to be turned off at the end of the month. It is hoped that everyone will have switched to the new knet.ca mail account.
The knet.on.ca mail server will accept email for a limited time after September 30 to allow people to update their address books. If you are using the web browser to go to your new mail account, there is an option to forward email from knet.on.ca to knet.ca . This setting is located under OPTIONS.
If you are using Outlook Express or a POP3 email client, use mail.knet.ca for both sending and receiving email. Add a checkmark to the 'My server requires authentication' box. This will allow you to send and receive knet.ca mail from any location. Call K-Net staff if you need assistance.
Dan

The deadline date for this year's Canada Ontario Resource Development Agreement (CORDA) and Ontario Aboriginal Economic Development Program (OAEDP) is December 3/2001. Under CORDA, First Nations, band members, and Native organizations are eligible to apply for dollars to cover resource economic development activities (ie. fur harvesting, forestry, resource planning, etc..) The programs under OAEDP are: 1) Organizational Development ($15,000) 2) Economic Capicity Building ($25,000) 3) Business Development ($50,000) For more program information, please goto www.sfns.on.ca

The organizing committee of this year's youth challenge is well on it's way to gear up for the tournament this year. This year's tournament marks our fourth year and previous champions have included our very own Ice Bear Warriors and a team from Sandy Lake. Every year the tournament accomodates eight teams and we would like to extend that to twelve teams if possible. The tournament will be heard on WRN (not final yet!) and will go in the week long festivities dedicated to the youth of Pikangikum. For more information on this tournament, please feel free to email, phone, or fax me. Thank You ph # (807) 773 5491 fax # (807) 773 5536

Sandy Lake Launches Youth Radio Program On Friday September 14, 2001, an eager group of volunteers spent two hours of their time from 9 to 11pm to relaunch the youth radio program. The purpose of the program is to entertain the young listening audience while addressing issues that affect their day to day lives such as; loss of language/culture, suicide, extreme boredom, drug abuse, the importance of education, alcoholism, healthy living, poverty, etc. The weekly radio show encourages as many youth to get involved in the programming and to have them talking directly to other youths over the air. The fun part to the show is the games such as; word scramble, word translation, trivia questions, and skits. Alex Fiddler, founder of the youth radio show says that, “Putting on the radio show requires a lot of preparation such as; script writing, finding sponsors for prizes, arranging the music, recruiting guests, and technical arrangements”. “We eventually want the youth to be trained in running their own radio shows and to serve as role models to their peers.” But first, a lot of work still needs to be done in terms of recruiting volunteers for the youth radio committee. “In the process we are creating a training program that will provide the youth with team building and leadership skills,” says Fiddler. The volunteers know very well what the youth are going through and what boredom can lead to, Ken Goodwin, a board member of the Wendamowin Radio Committee and youth radio program volunteer says “I use to hang around all night doing anything that excited me.” “I’m not proud of what I did, but I wished that there were positive things my friends and I could do back then.” “That’s what we’re trying to accomplish, to let the youth know that there are positive activities out there for them as long as they apply themselves.” Cheryl Meekis, another of the original facilitators for the program, says “We get an average 40 callers per show consisting of children, youth, and even parents. Knowing that we have a large listening audience gives us the boost needed to make the show even better.” In any case, it’s really exciting and rewarding to know that we may have played a positive impact in their young lives,” says Fiddler.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak leaders and staff joined together to offer their prayers and support during the National Day of Mourning for all the people and their families who lost loved ones during the tradegies that took place on Tuesday, Sept 11 in New York and Washington DC. Linking together via videoconference and watching the ceremonies on Parliament Hill helped each of us feel a part of this very important event. The three minutes of silence organized by the Government of Canada provided everyone with a brief time to reflect on the victims of this terrible crime against humanity. Afterwards, a local minister lead the group in a prayer of understanding and reflection. Pictures of this event are available at http://photos.knet.ca/prayers

The week of Sept 10 was busy in Fort Severn with visitors from various government agencies arriving on Monday and leaving on Thursday. Representatives from Industry Canada's FedNor and Aboriginal Business Canada (and NADF) programs, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, Wakenagun Community Futures Development Corporation, Northern College, Peawanuck First Nation and Keewaytinook Okimakanak all came to meet, learn, share, work and feast together over these four days. It was a busy but very productive week for everyone. Pictures and further information about this week are available at http://photos.knet.ca/FtSevern

August 31 - September 2, 2001 Cornelius "Power" Kakegamic memorial weekend. Gospel Jamboree followed by a Memorial Feast on Sunday, September 2, 2001. Musical guests, Silas Woodhouse Band, Mary Linski and Lucy Robinson. Along with community talents plus outside guests. Info - Harvey Kakegamic (807) 774-3421 Sidney Fiddler (807) 774-5121

webequie first nation mens and ladies baseball tournament and music festival
mens teams:3-4 webequie, Big troutlake, Neskataga, Summer Beaver, Muskrat Dam, Roundlake, and ?Wunnimun? Ladies teams: 2-3 webequie, Big troutlake, Round lake thats all i know
Music Festival Bravestone(webequie), Sidekixx (webequie), bob Wabasse Band(webequie), Kingfisher Band, Sagatay 2001 (BTL), Status (sandy Lake), BearPaws (winnipeg), Saddle Band ( winnipeg), Jam Shack ( sandy Lake),Peacemaker(winnipeg) and maybe couple others......